Use these 7 creative writing prompts to ring in the New Year this week!
Monday’s Prompt: The Letter to Your Future Self
Imagine it’s New Year’s Eve, one year from today.
Write a letter from your future self, reflecting on the challenges, victories, and surprises of the past year.
What unexpected twist shaped the year for better or worse?
Tuesday’s Prompt: The Reset Button
The New Year comes with an unusual opportunity—a literal reset button appears in your life.
You can press it once and restart any area of your life: relationships, career, even a single day.
What do you choose, and how does it change everything?
Wednesday’s Prompt: The Mysterious Invitation
On New Year’s Eve, you receive an elegant, handwritten invitation to a midnight celebration at an unknown location.
The only instructions are to “bring one thing you want to leave behind.”
Where do you go, who do you meet, and what happens when the clock strikes midnight?
Thursday’s Prompt: The Year That Stopped Time
In your world, time stops every New Year’s Day, allowing everyone 24 hours to live without consequences or interruptions.
This year, though, the pause doesn’t end as expected.
Write about what happens when an entire year unfolds during this timeless limbo.
Friday’s Prompt: The Resolution You Didn’t Choose
Imagine waking up on New Year’s Day to find that your life has shifted to match a resolution you didn’t make.
What’s the resolution, who might have made it for you, and how do you adapt (or rebel)?
Saturday’s Prompt: The Guardian of New Beginnings
You meet an ancient being who calls themselves the Guardian of New Beginnings.
They grant you the power to give a fresh start to three people—yourself included, if you choose.
Who gets this gift, and how does it transform their lives?
Sunday’s Prompt: The Year in Reverse
As the clock strikes midnight on December 31, you realize you’re not moving forward into a new year but backward, reliving the past 12 months in reverse order.
What events stand out, and how does this backward journey alter your perspective on the future?
Let these prompts guide you into the New Year with curiosity and imagination.
Write boldly and see where they take you!
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